I want all conference champions to qualify (yes, AAC, SBC, WAC or any other D1 acronym you want to toss out there). I must be an aging socialist. Add however many at-large teams you want beyond those. I also think smaller conferences (hello, 1980) would fix some of this. But the best solution is no conferences at all, with schools grouped regionally. I love the 12 regions with 12 teams each, and those teams all play each other and one other (rivalry) game of choice. Each of the 12 winners gets into the playoffs. That approach would be fair and open. Otherwise, this will forever be like choosing a president: always frustrating and seldom fulfilling.
Too many teams. Take your 5 conference winers and 3 wild cards. ... notre dame, Penn, texas
I want all conference champions to qualify (yes, AAC, SBC, WAC or any other D1 acronym you want to toss out there). I must be an aging socialist. Add however many at-large teams you want beyond those. I also think smaller conferences (hello, 1980) would fix some of this. But the best solution is no conferences at all, with schools grouped regionally. I love the 12 regions with 12 teams each, and those teams all play each other and one other (rivalry) game of choice. Each of the 12 winners gets into the playoffs. That approach would be fair and open. Otherwise, this will forever be like choosing a president: always frustrating and seldom fulfilling.